in2ebook Chapter 260 The Magic Gourd
Chapter 260 The Magic Gourd
Chapter 260 The Magic Gourd
His resolute voice echoed throughout the council hall, drawing admiration from Su Wenmo and the others. He then sighed and said:
"We, the descendants of Yan and Huang, personally experienced the holy war, slaying demons and monsters. The entire nation exerted its strength to maintain the peace of our ten nations, including Yan and Huang. However, fortunately, those who survived are all old and frail. We cannot bear to see the heroic deeds of our descendants of Yan and Huang fade away, leaving the loyal souls who fought and died heroically without a place to rest. Therefore, I wish to appoint you as an envoy to the State of Jin to welcome the hundreds of thousands of heroic souls of Yan and Huang home. Is that acceptable?"
"What should I do, sir?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Ru nodded, his heart filled with a sense of grief and indignation. When the State of Jin was in trouble, the State of Yanhuang sent hundreds of thousands of troops to its aid, but they were all wiped out in the end. This incident became a lifelong pain for the people of Yanhuang.
The Yanhuang Kingdom also made many efforts, but undoubtedly, all of them ended in failure.
"After we put pressure on the Jin Kingdom's Holy Academy some time ago, they decided to send the souls of these 100,000 soldiers back to their country. However, there is one condition: they must participate in the Jin Kingdom's Ten-Rank Scholar Competition. Therefore, the provincial examination will be held in three months. After you obtain the rank of scholar, we will come to pick you up and send you to participate in the Ten-Rank Scholar Competition."
Su Wenmo pondered for a moment, then spoke to Ye Ru.
“Bringing the heroic souls back to the country is a matter for us scholars to be willing to sacrifice our lives for. I will definitely go and do everything in my power to bring them back.”
Ye Ru's face became unusually solemn. He bowed to him and said firmly.
"Good, if you have this ambition, then you will not have wasted your life's learning."
Seeing Ye Ru's quick agreement, Guan Yu nodded. Although he was from Wei, Wei had always been a peaceful and unassuming country, its only action being to fight against demons. He was extremely pleased to see that there was a successor to carry on the legacy.
"Alright, we'll come find you again in three months, on the day the results are announced."
Su Wenmo nodded, then stood up, walked over to Ye Ru, patted the latter on the shoulder, and went outside.
"call."
Ye Ru watched the aged figures of Su Wenmo and his companion, took a deep breath, and then murmured:
"Martyrs, you are about to go home..."
After this incident, Ye Ru returned to the schoolhouse and, while taking care of Su Tongyao, also studied the essay "Seven Stimuli".
Although this is only a fragmented text, in this Confucian and Taoist continent, all the works are for the purpose of studying its deepest meaning, finding the power of the sacred path from its meaning, and thereby gaining its benefits.
"The Crown Prince of Chu was ill, and a guest from Wu went to inquire about him, saying, 'I have heard that the Crown Prince is unwell; has it been a while...?'"
As Ye Ru explained the passage, he secretly pondered its underlying ideas.
Inside the Demon Palace of Reincarnation, the Demon Saint of Reincarnation suddenly opened his tightly closed eyes, then spat out a mouthful of demonic blood, and a ferocious look appeared on his face.
"Damn human demigod, he actually injured one of my seven bodies! What happened? Where did the first volume of 'Seven Strikes' go?"
The Demon Saint of Reincarnation wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. When he discovered that the scroll in his hand had disappeared, he became furious.
"Lord Demon Saint, what's wrong?"
At this moment, a ghost scholar appeared and said...
"You cunning humans! I must avenge this theft of the book! Contact that person in the Yanhuang Kingdom immediately and tell him to find a way to retrieve this copy of 'Seven Stimuli'. Without the blessing of the sacred power of 'Seven Stimuli', my first clone will probably disappear soon!"
"Oh right, there's also that demon gourd. It belongs to the demon race. If we get our hands on it, we might have leverage to blackmail the demon race."
At this moment, the Demon Saint of Reincarnation gave the order, and the ghost scholar agreed and quickly left.
At this moment, Ye Ru was sitting next to Su Tongyao, and next to him was a figure that looked exactly like Ye Ru.
Although this figure showed no signs of talent or the presence of the Book Palace or the Book Courage, its spiritual essence was clearly perceptible.
"I didn't expect you to have condensed this clone in just a few hours. You are truly gifted."
Xiao Bai, standing to the side, looked at the expressionless figure with some shock and said...
"He is still just a mortal, unable to read or write. Otherwise, I could have him help me go to the imperial examination hall."
Ye Ru smiled.
"Stop dreaming. You're getting a good deal and then acting innocent. This 'Seven Strikes' has always been with the Demon Clan. Even a human half-saint couldn't steal it. You've hit the jackpot by running into a Wheel Demon Saint who isn't in his true form. If it were a real Demon Saint, he probably would have died before you could even finish transferring the power from the half-saint jade slip."
Xiao Bai rolled her eyes and retorted mercilessly.
"The nursery rhyme has awakened."
Ye Ru wanted to refute Xiao Bai, but Su Tongyao coughed twice and slowly opened her tightly closed eyes. This made Ye Ru wave his hand, and the clone disappeared, and he moved closer to her.
"Young Master Ye..."
"Don't move. Your body is very weak right now. Let's wait a couple of days until you feel better."
Ye Ru quickly told Su Tongyao to be quiet and said softly.
Su Tongyao nodded and lay down again. However, the gourd she often wore began to slowly float in mid-air.
"This gourd... wasn't it given to me by Grandpa Su?... How come it contains a kind of dark power?"
Ye Ru stared at the gourd floating in mid-air, his brows furrowed.
"This gourd is a bit strange. It seems to have grown in the Abyss of the Demon Realm, containing all things in the universe. It has always been revered as a divine object by the demon race, but how did it end up here?"
Xiao Bai jumped onto Ye Ru's shoulder and whispered.
"I don't know, Grandpa Tongyao gave it to her..."
Before Ye Ru could finish speaking, the gourd suddenly shone brightly and flew out with a whoosh. At the same time, Ye Ru was also startled.
The magic gourd flew faster and faster until it finally disappeared into the Boya Tower.
"Oh no... Xiaobai, you stay here and watch over Tongyao, I'm going to find Scholar Su!"
As if he had thought of something, Ye Ru's expression changed, and he dashed off towards where Scholar Su was.
"What's going on? Why are you in such a hurry?"
Seeing Ye Ru panting, Grand Scholar Su smiled and said...
"Scholar Su, Yunshui Chanxin, I'm afraid you might be in danger..."
"What did you say?"
Seeing Ye Ru's solemn expression, the smile on Grand Scholar Su's face slowly froze, and he said in disbelief.
"The Zen of Clouds and Water... may soon be in turmoil..."
Ye Ru took a deep breath and repeated the change once more.
However, no sooner had he finished speaking than a sudden, earth-shaking tremor shook the entire Yingtian Academy, making all the students feel that something was wrong. On the other hand, Grand Scholar Su and Ye Ru looked at each other in dismay, their faces turning extremely grim.